Which to use
“enzima” and “enzimas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,432
- “enzima” frequency rank
- #22,683
- “enzimas” frequency rank
- 49115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enzima | enzimas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proteína fabricada por un organismo vivo, que permite acelerar reacciones químicas o hace posibles aquellas que no se producirían. Dicho de otro modo, catalizador biológico de las reacciones bioquímicas del metabolismo de un ser vivo. | Forma del plural de enzima. |
Where the eye mixes enzima and enzimas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enzima and enzimas
A purely visual mix-up. enzima ([ẽnˈsima]) and enzimas ([ẽnˈsimas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “enzima” sits inside “enzimas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enzima is recorded at frequency rank #26,432, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽnˈsima]. enzimas is at rank #22,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽnˈsimas].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49115, this pair ranks #110,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enzima vs enzimas
Shared letters: aeimnz. Private to "enzima": -. Private to "enzimas": s.
"enzima" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enzimas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enzima" and "enzimas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enzima" or "enzimas" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "enzima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enzimas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enzima" and "enzimas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enésima vs enzima". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #110,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.